Poppy Northcutt: The First Woman to Work in Mission Control at NASA
Poppy Northcutt, a young mathematical whiz figured out lunar orbital trajectories — and became the first woman to work in Mission Control. Her mission? Apollo.
The Women Behind Your Favorite Video Games
To learn more about the unique challenges of being a woman in a largely male field, we spoke with some of the talented women working behind the scenes on your favorite games.
How Maria Prusakova is Making Cryptocurrency an Equal Opportunity Industry
We spoke with Maria Prusakova to discover how she’s working to make cryptocurrency an equal opportunity industry.
Dr. Nashlie Sephus Discusses Diversity in Tech
The first black female CTO of a company acquired by Amazon, Dr. Nashlie Sephus served as the lead engineer for the software development team of Partpic.
How Jordan French is Increasing Coverage of Women in Tech
Grit Daily News’ Executive Editor and journalist Jordan French is trying to bring women in tech and entrepreneurship to the forefront of media.
How Kate Gorman is Leading Women in Video Game Development
Despite statistics, the majority of games developed for mobile platforms are still marketed to men, which makes Kate Gorman's female-targeted games unique.
New Report Shows Women Are Being Left Behind in the Tech Sector
The 14th Annual Rosenzweig Report suggests that women continue to be held back, holding less than 10% of Executive Positions among Canada’s largest firms.
UPDATE: NASA's First All-Female Spacewalk Cancelled
History will be made this Friday when the first all-female team to conduct a spacewalk. Learn all about it in this short video.![How the Think[Box] Makerspace Became the Epicenter of Innovation](https://innotechtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ThinkboxLaserCuttersbyRussellLee-1-min-383x231.jpg)
How the Think[Box] Makerspace Became the Epicenter of Innovation
Learn why Case Western Reserve University’s innovation and entrepreneurship center, the Sears think, is a place to bring ideas to life.
CES Deems Female-Founded Sex Tech Company Obscene, Revokes Award
CES has received criticism for revoking an award from the female-founded sex tech company Lora DiCarlo, despite allowing sex tech products in the past.
New Study Shows the Tech Industry is Leaving Out Women of Color
Women of color make up a huge majority of women-run small businesses, but a fraction of that is in technology. Here's why.
The Investor’s Guide to Equal Pay
Natasha Lamb explains the importance of social capital and her mission for equal pay. Amazon. Google. Intel. Natasha Lamb has taken them all on. Her goal? Close the gender pay gap. In 2013, Lamb co-founded Arjuna Capital, an activist arm of the Boston investment firm Baldwin Brothers Inc. Her work has resulted in such successes as...
Women Innovate! Mehak Vohra Founder and CEO of Jamocha Media
Meet Mehak Vohra. She’s 20 years old, and she recently decided to take a semester off her undergraduate career at Purdue University to pursue her own digital marketing agency, Jamocha Media, proving to women all over the world that you are never too young, and it is never too early, to make sacrifices for your dream. Her...Katie Rodgers - From Paper Fashion to VR Passion
Exploring new realms of art is something Katie Rodgers welcomes with open arms. Showcased on the website “Paper Fashion,” she has built an extensive portfolio, working with singer Alicia Keys, the Boston Ballet, and the Screen Actor’s Guild. Her Instagram account, where she posts her artwork and additional photos, has amassed over...Women Innovate! Jenny Gottstein, Director of Games
"Love what you do" is a touted mantra of today's corporate world. However, the stereotype (and often the reality) of Bill Lumberghs and the workaday routine are hard to smother. So, to boost morale and creativity, many companies have taken to hiring specialty consultants for fun team-building exercises. And, as Director of Games for The...A Storyteller at Heart: The Birth of Impact Relations
The Journey of Words On the back of Melissa Orozco's card is a stream of white type set in a field of red. The words are a brief manifesto that pack a punch: Impact Relations is the discipline of sharing powerful stories to drive positive impact. Our Mission is to set a new standard for the way organizations communicate. No spin....
Falon Fatemi's Top 4 Tips for Female Entrepreneurs
Prominent columnist and business leader Falon Fatemi argues that there is a problem when it comes to the representation of women as power-holders in the professional world. As the founder and CEO of the sales & marketing intelligence platform Node, Fatemi has come face to face with the biases of Silicon Valley, which, as she...Andrea Young Explains Why Women are a Valuable Part of the Tech Community
The pioneering spirit is alive and well in Colorado’s tech industry, as well as in one of its leaders, Andrea Young. Young became the CEO of the Colorado Tech Association (CTA) in 2016, and has since been working to prepare Colorado’s workforce to fill the lucrative tech jobs already available in its backyard. The CTA began in...Women Innovate! Hitlist's Gillian Morris
Gillian’s idea for Hitlist was sparked by her own travel experience. She moved abroad at age 18 to teach English and dabble in other work. This experience proved to be life altering. For instance, she happened to be in France during a time of high tension with the U.S. (following the Iraq invasion). To her surprise, the attitude...
Women Innovate! A New Frontier of Sports Makeup
Whether we’re spending the afternoon on the field or half an hour at the gym between meetings, us ladies know the struggle of wearing makeup while we sweat. It doesn’t seem to matter which luxury brand we purchase. It doesn’t blend well with perspiration. I spoke with Courtney Jones, former professional soccer player, about her...Business as (Un)Usual: The Women in Green Forum
What you’ll find as a common thread in the environmental industry is a lack of women adequately represented in leadership roles. The tide, however, is shifting, and the Women In Green Forum, created seven years ago by Founder Jaime Nack is a testament to this. While the Forum may have started out years ago as an opportunity to...
A New Take on Innovation: The Women Leaders of Brookstone
We often hear about the men behind a company, but when I flew to Merrimack, New Hampshire to interview the execs behind Brookstone, it was the power of the company’s women that struck me. These include female executives Valen Tong (Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer), Susan McGrath (Human Resources), Dana Schwartz (eCommerce),...
Demystifying the Code World for Women
I was mainly drawn to coding because it scared me. It seemed like an insurmountable task, only possible for the select few genius “techies.” And that group, I assumed, did not include me. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do something I originally believed I couldn’t. If we begin to shatter some of our former beliefs about...
Women Innovate! Laura Roeder & MeetEdgar
Meet Edgar (of course, it’s a software program, but I’ll refer to our cute octopus friend as “he”). He is essentially your best friend for social media management. Not only does he allow you to schedule your posts amongst multiple platforms, but he recycles your content AND categorizes your posts. In this day and age, social...
